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Check The Labels: It's Now Safe To Eat Romaine Lettuce Again, Except For These Brands Check The Labels: It's Now Safe To Eat Romaine Lettuce Again, Except For These Brands
Check The Labels: It's Now Safe To Eat Romaine Lettuce Again, Except For These Brands A week after issuing its strongest warning yet about a widespread E.coli outbreak linked to Romaine lettuce, the Centers for Disease Control is now saying many brands are now safe to it, and that it has pinpointed the location of the contamination. The bottom line: It's safe to eat Romaine lettuce again unless the brands were produced in certain parts of California. On Tuesday, Nov. 20, the CDC had said in a Food Safety Alert that all types, varieties and brands of Romaine lettuce were unsafe to eat in any form and retail establishments and restaurants should not sell it until more is …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Four More Deaths Reported In Worst E. Coli Outbreak Since 2006, CDC Says Four More Deaths Reported In Worst E. Coli Outbreak Since 2006, CDC Says
Four More Deaths Reported In Worst E. Coli Outbreak Since 2006, CDC Says Federal investigators are searching for answers on the E. coli outbreak that has now resulted in five deaths and about 200 sicknesses in 36 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the new statistics on Friday, more than two months after the first illnesses, linked to romaine lettuce, occurred in mid-March.  It's the worst outbreak since 2006, when 205 people became ill and five died after contracting E. coli from baby spinach. Twenty-five more ill people from 13 states and four new fatalities were added to the investigation since mid-May, the CDC said. One of the …

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by Joe Lombardi